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Benedict XVI as I Saw Him: Reflections on the Life of a Baobab of Faith from a Simple African Priest
I woke up on the morning of the 31st of December 2022 in good cheers. After all, it was the last day of the year, and I was excited and […]
January 6, 2024
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 5
Fortunately or unfortunately, most of Africa was evangelized by Latin rite missionaries. Which means that the way we worship God in the celebration of Mass and the sacraments is typically […]
May 29, 2021
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 4
At the crux of this dialogue is a theme which I evoked earlier on, the transcultural nature of Christianity. Pope Benedict XVI in the encyclical Deus Caritas Est captures this […]
April 21, 2021
The Christian God and Culture in Africa – Part 3
Is African culture radically opposed to Christianity? The definitive answer is NO. But are there certain aspects of African culture which are opposed to Christian principles? Definitely yes. But this […]
April 6, 2021
Father Denis: The Christian God and Culture in Africa, Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Many have thought, and I believe falsely so, that Christianity is foreign and radically opposed to African culture. With a lot of shortsightedness, they claim Christianity […]
March 20, 2021
Father Denis: The Christian God and Culture in Africa, Part 1
Man does not just fall from sky. He is a product of his environment. This includes his culture, religion, worldview. In other words, each man comes from a particular community, […]
March 10, 2021